Tongue-truck.



No. 802,315. PATENTED OCT. 17,1905.

J. W. PRIDMORE @a W. WEBBER.

TONGUE TRUUK.

APPLIOMION FILED Mmm, 1905.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1` No. 802,315. PATENTBD OCT. 17, 1905. J. W. PRIDMORE n W. WEBBER.

TONGUE TRUCK.

APPLIUATION FILED MAR.3,19os.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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ASSIGNORS rIO INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COM jANY, A CORFO- l RATION OF NEW JERSEY.

TONGUE-VIHUCM,

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Be it known that we, Jol-1N IV. Pinniuonn and WILLiAM WEBBER, citizens of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Iongue- '.Irucks, of which the following is a specification, Vreference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

Our invention relates to tongue-trucks, and is particularly designed for use with harvesting and such like machines. Its objects are to provide such a device that will be strong and cheaply constructed and adapted for use with two draft-animals, a tongue, and eveners, with two draft-animals and eveners alone, or with oneor more draft-animals and dispensing with both tongue and eveners, and to so construct the device that it may be readily changed from one to another of the above forms. IVe attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l represents a top plan view of our invention as arranged for two draft-animals, one upon each side of a tongue, which is shown broken off and with the eveners shown by dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of Fig. l, partly in section. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a part of Fig. l, showing' the manner in which the tongue is attached. Fig. LI is a front end elevation of Fig. l with the tongue i attached, apart of the tongue-securing means being shown in section. Fig. 5 is a top plan view showing the attachment as adapted for use with two d raft-animals with eveners alone. Fig. 6 is a side elevation, partly in section, of Fig. and Fig. 7 is a side elevation of apart of Fig. 5 with the eveners removed.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the various views.

'Ihe truck has two wheels 8 and 9, that are journaled at opposite ends of an arch-shaped axle 10. A bracket Il is secured to the upper side of the axle, and a stub-tongue 12 is pivotally connected therewith by means of a king-bolt I3, the opposite end of the stubtongue being adapted to connect with a harvester or like machine in any of the wellknown ways. A draft-plate 14C is pivotally 'connected at its rear end with the king-bolt lb and Iles between the bracket 1I and the axle, and a forked brace I5, having lts legs secured to opposite ends of the axle, extends upward and forward and is secured to the draft-plate toward its forward end. A drafthook I6 is formed on the forward end of the draft-plate, adapted to receive a chain or similar draft appliance. Iwo loops I7 and I8 are secured to the upper side of the draft-plate and are adapted to form a socket to receive the rear end of a tongue I9 therein. A hammer-strap 2O is pivotally connected with the upper side of the rea-r loop, and its forward end is provided with an opening to receive a draft-pin QI, that passes through the hainmer-strap, evener 22, loop, tongue, and draftplate, if desired, or it may be used with a less number of those parts.

To remove either tongue or evener, all that is necessary is to remove the draft-pin. rIhe evener being received between the hammerstrap and the upper side of the loop L17, as shown in Fig. G, it is held as firmly in the absence of the tongue as with it. Vith both tongue and eveners removed the draft-hook I6 is available as means whereby a chain or other draft device may be attached for use, as desired. The draftplate I4: extends rearward of the king-bolt I3 and is adapted to limit the downward movement of the tongue.

That we claim asour invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a tongue-truck, the combination of a supporting-axle and wheels, a draft-plate connected with said axle and provided with a draft-hook at its forward end, loops secured to said draft-plate adapted to form a socket to receive a tongue, a -hammer-strzm secured to the rear loop and extending' forward above the front loop. a tongue, an evener and a draft-pin passing through said hammer-strap, evener, loop, tongue and draft-plate.

2. In a tongue-truck, the combination of a supporting-axle and wheels, a stub-.tongue pivotally connected with said axle and adapted to connect with a harvester, a draft-plate suitably connected with said axle and extending rearward therefrom and adapted to engage with the under side of said stub-tongue in a manner to limit the downward swing of the forward end of said draftplate.

3. In a tongue-truck, the combination of an arch-shaped supporting-axle with wheelsjournaled at opposite ends thereof, a bracket secured to the upper side of said axle, a stub- IOO said stub-tongue in a manner to limit the downward swing of the forward end of said draft-plate.

In witness whereof we hereto aflX our sig- I5 natures in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN WV. PRIDMORE. VILLIAM WEBBER "Witnesses z GEO. W. HENDERSON, ALFRED M. CHRISTIAN. 

